canceling

verb

variants or cancelling
Definition of cancelingnext
present participle of cancel
1
as in calling
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

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2
as in repealing
to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

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3
as in deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

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4
as in abolishing
to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

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Recent Examples of canceling The situation has created tension in the arts community, with some artists canceling appearances while others have used their performances to make political statements. — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 Some Canadians are canceling their trips to New England or avoiding the United States altogether. — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025 The Beats Studio Pro Noise-cancelling Headphones are now 49 percent off, saving you a cool $170, and the Iniu Portable Charger is currently just $16. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling
  1. repealing
  2. deleting
  3. abolishing
  4. erasing
  5. withdrawing
  6. destroying
  7. abandoning
  8. recalling
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  • Jason Mercier, vice president and director of research at Mountain State’s Policy Center, told The Center Square in a Friday interview that there’s a reason a wealth tax does not exist in the United States and why other countries are repealing them.
    — Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, advocates for repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset made a last-ditch lobbying blitz to get the Senate to take it up before the current Congress winds down.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of repealing
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  • So military service members and civilians have evaluated social media posts by hand, working late into the night and on weekends to pore over their unit's social media pages, cataloging and deleting references going back years.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Google Sends Non-Apology Email To Users Some Google Maps users received a March 21 email from Google which, while still not actually apologizing for deleting their data, did go some way to explain what was happening and what could be done to restore the lost timelines.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of deleting
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  • Actually abolishing the department will require action from Congress, but the effort could have major implications for everything from universities’ federal funding to college students applying for loans to pay for their education.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The order would spare some programs deemed critical by the administration, though completely abolishing the DOE will require congressional approval.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of abolishing
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  • Tesla is now on the cusp of erasing its postelection gains.
    — Brian Evans, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
  • What To Know Stocks plummeted in morning trading on Wall Street, erasing all S&P 500 gains since Election Day.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of erasing
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  • In December 2023, Congress passed a National Defense Authorization Act that aimed to block any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO without approval from the Senate or an act of Congress.
    — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But administration officials may have had broader reasons for officially withdrawing the draft regulations.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of withdrawing
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  • But if enacted, some of the ideas proposed also risk destroying a nascent private sector and worsening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Online records show that Lamb was charged with homicide, kidnap-false imprisonment, evidence-destroying and procure for prostitute.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of destroying
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  • Often, stakeholders will advocate for re-prioritizing—not abandoning—ESG commitments.
    — Paul Klein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Both views can to some degree be traced to James Burnham, an influential academic who became an editor at National Review after abandoning communism.
    — David Byrne, National Review, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of abandoning
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  • Daniel Stern, who played bumbling burglar Marv in Home Alone, recently reflected on filming the holiday classic, even recalling when Joe Pesci accidentally bit young Macaulay Culkin's finger while shooting one of the movie's intimidation scenes.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Tesla is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles due to a problem with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system.
    — Max Hauptman, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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